You know, Gene's 'Missus' is new new Mrs Columbo. I'd prefer she's always mentioned and we never meet her becuase frankly, I can't imagine the woman who would be Gene's wife. Doormat or the only person to have him under the thumb ? Hmmm. Best left to the imagination I think, a la Mrs Columbo
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I hadn't thought about Gene's missus becoming like Mrs Columbo, but that could work - as you say, I can't imagine her, there are too many contradictions. They'd have to get a fabulous actress and write her very carefully.
The time travellng aspect is confusing me and I think requires more thought than I can be bothered to give What I'm unusre of is whether the writers have given it due thought. Like you say, and the series ender explored, Sam has changed things. Now it could be argued that he was always meant to, and so then he could've returned - but in the finale we know that he changed things fro what he remembered.
Plus if he had got his Dad to stay, that would mean his Dad would be ther w3hen he woke up from his coma and his whole life would have been different - is that what Sam wants ? to go back to a life he doesn't remember living ? This made Sam's actions really distancing for me, I mean I felt for the bloke, bt his reasoning aseemed dubious about what a difference his Dad would have made - too much of one.
I think I am slightly deranged in that the time travel thing doesn't bother me. I just accept that Sam is both in a coma, and in 1973. And I lvoe the paradoxes in the finale--one a true paradox (if Sam prevented his younger self from seeing Vic beat Annie to death, then how could he have the memories of watching Vic beat Annie to death?) and one working paradox (telling his mother to tell him what he remembered his motehr telling him). It's like David's letter in "Gargoyles." Sure, it has no point of origin--but it exists, none the less, simply because it exists.
I worry the second series can't sustain the premise. But I like that they built the first series in such a way that it has an edning, just in case they ddin't get piced up. SO we still ahve teh "omg will Sam wake up???" thing, but otehrwise, we don't have a year of trauma.
I think I am slightly deranged in that the time travel thing doesn't bother me. I just accept that Sam is both in a coma, and in 1973.
I think that's the best way to go when actually watching the show and taking in everything that s presented. Though I hope the writers know what they're doing.
The paradoxes are fascinating - and I knew someone out there would know more about how they worked. I was just left floundering, murmuring 'but...but...what about?' you know?
I worry the second series can't sustain the premise. Yes, that's the thing, not the quality of the writing or the individual stories.
but otehrwise, we don't have a year of trauma. And given that this is a Kudos show (see Spooks cliffhangers in years gone by) it was a pleasant surprise for me too!
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The time travellng aspect is confusing me and I think requires more thought than I can be bothered to give What I'm unusre of is whether the writers have given it due thought. Like you say, and the series ender explored, Sam has changed things. Now it could be argued that he was always meant to, and so then he could've returned - but in the finale we know that he changed things fro what he remembered.
Plus if he had got his Dad to stay, that would mean his Dad would be ther w3hen he woke up from his coma and his whole life would have been different - is that what Sam wants ? to go back to a life he doesn't remember living ? This made Sam's actions really distancing for me, I mean I felt for the bloke, bt his reasoning aseemed dubious about what a difference his Dad would have made - too much of one.
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I worry the second series can't sustain the premise. But I like that they built the first series in such a way that it has an edning, just in case they ddin't get piced up. SO we still ahve teh "omg will Sam wake up???" thing, but otehrwise, we don't have a year of trauma.
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I think that's the best way to go when actually watching the show and taking in everything that s presented. Though I hope the writers know what they're doing.
The paradoxes are fascinating - and I knew someone out there would know more about how they worked. I was just left floundering, murmuring 'but...but...what about?' you know?
I worry the second series can't sustain the premise.
Yes, that's the thing, not the quality of the writing or the individual stories.
but otehrwise, we don't have a year of trauma.
And given that this is a Kudos show (see Spooks cliffhangers in years gone by) it was a pleasant surprise for me too!
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